The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-12-22
LONDONDERRY.

Miss Bell Parker of Winchendon,
Mass, formerly of this place, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. John Thompson.
Mrs. w. f. Sutton and daughter,
Mrs. Lulu +. Mattocks, visited
friends at Chester last week.
Mrs. Julia Pratt is dress making
at So. Londonderry. Her services
are in good demand.
Charlie Jaquith is teaching the
higher department of the village
school at Weston.
L. S. Richardson is very sick.
He is under the care of DR.. f. f.
Arnold.
AS Mr.. & Mrs. John Thompson
were driving on the river road last
week, they were thrown from their
buggy while passing a team. Mrs.
Thompson had one arm severely in
jured.
The Dramatic Entertainment,
which was to have taken place at
Union hall Friday evening, Dec. %,
is postponed till further date, as l..
p. Sheldon, who had the manage
ment of the affair, has been sick a
week and more, consequently matters
and things were unavoidably delayed.
We understand there will be no
Christmas tree OF exercises at this
place. We Judge, however, that
many lovely gifts will be received, as
it is said the holiday goods at l.. S.
Richardson's are disappearing like
"dew before the SUM-"
Miss Ida Richardson of Chester is
in town for the purpose of assisting
in the care of her brother, l.. S.
Richardson.
Mrs. Sterling of Weston Island is
quite sick.
Several parties from this vicinity
have been fishing for pickerel at Low
ell Lake within the past two weeks
and some nice fish have been taken,
but nothing compared to the catch of
pickerel which Mr.. A. B. Waite of
Des Moines, Iowa reported when
visiting friends at this place last
June. The Summer previous, Mr..
Waite spent his vacation at Okobogi
Lake, Iowa, where he and two com
panions caught 20 pounds of pickerel
one afternoon. The largest fish of
the catch weighing eight pounds.
We think that Rutland may we'll
be proud of it's intelligent and benev-
olent ladies', who are constantly doing
something for the benefit of their
towns people, especially the poor.
We recently learned that they are a.
bout starting an Old Ladies Home,
for which they are now raising funds.
Many who have. donated sum of
money for the cause, agree to furnish
the same amount each year for
specified number of years. Among
other names we noticed that of Mrs.
G.. F. White, former resident of
this place, who has given $40 yearly
for five years.
Miss Mary Emmons, worthy and
esteemed resident of this place, will
pass her S1st birthday Dec. 25th.
Miss Emmons is native of this town
where her home has always been.
She has resided at this village for the
past 40 years, where she owns a
small house. She learned the tailor
ess' trade in her youthful days and
has followed the business till within
the past few years, going from house
to house where her services were
needed. She has worked in nearly
all the old families of this and sur
rounding towns. Her health was
| quite good till four years ago, when
she had the misfortune to scald one
of her feet badly, while at work in
Chester, and erysipelas setting in,
she was disabled for many long weary
weeks during which she suffered fear
fully and has since been very lame
and feeble, not able to 60 from home
to work at all and hardly able to
care for herself. She says her neigh
bors one and all are very kind, in
deed to her, that they remember her
with many gifts and kind favors for
which she is sincerely thankful. Her
life would be lonely, indeed, were it
not for the kindness of her neighbors,
as she has but few relatives living,
and none in this vicinity. May her
birthday be a Merry Christmas, in
deed to her.
! Wednesday, Dec. 14th, was the
finest day of the season, so bright
and sunny, with the mercury at 20,
on the sunny side of buildings and
such a glorious, golden sunset, beau
tiful beyond compare. Elderly peo-
pie say, it was the finest day they
} ever saw for the time of year. Sun
day morning, a desided change of
programme was visable, snow was
falling thick and fast, and so contin-